On any topic....
I agree the Bible is a good one - But what other books?
2006-08-21 16:21:21 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"Why Men Love Bitches"
2006-08-22 17:03:45 · answer #1 · answered by old & decreped 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, most of the time I read non-fiction, or at least one hopes it to be non-fiction as most of what I read is history in that I work in that field.
However, just for day-today utility about the most useful book I ever read was one called "How Things Work" which provided descriptions and drawings of just about everything from simple household electrical and plumbing systems to nuclear reactors and hydroelectric dams.
I can't tell you how often the information I gleaned from that tome has come in handy, either when I was fixing something or trying to understand a new piece on some technological issue.
2006-08-21 23:40:40 · answer #2 · answered by anonymourati 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"The Feeling Good Handbook" by David Burns, MD
It cured nearly five years of depression (with suicidal tendencies). That was a year ago, so his methods are quite effective. I can't think of a more helpful book, including the bible. I think Burns was divinely inspired when he wrote this book. Two psychiatrists were convinced that I would never get over depression. That was over a year ago. I read the book and got better in a matter of weeks. Now that's pretty helpful.
2006-08-21 23:30:37 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Night Trilogy-- Elie Wiesel
or
The Pianist-- Wladyslaw Szpilman
or
Rena's Promise-- Rena Konreich Gleisson
The best non-fiction that has shaped my life.
2006-08-22 00:16:35 · answer #4 · answered by Mandi 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
An Unquiet Mind - Kay Redfield Jamieson
2006-08-22 03:19:30 · answer #5 · answered by Megan g 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
2006-08-21 23:27:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scar Tissue - Anthony Kedis
Most of the book ddnt feel like a non-fiction becaue of the crazy things the chilli pepers singer has gone throught...smoking pot with his dad...have sex with his dads gf..cumon srsly..wuite an experience reading this book n opening ur mind to all the weird lives people live. insipring that he went on to b sucessful after such a f'ed up childhood.
2006-08-21 23:28:31 · answer #7 · answered by de5tiny06 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Way Things Work and The History of the World, vols. I & II by H. G. Wells
2006-08-22 19:41:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition.
Absolutely invaluable!
2006-08-21 23:26:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Personality Self-Portrait.
You take a longish test, then you find your dominant personality styles among 14 types. Most people are mixed. It explained *so much* to me, not only about me, but about why I couldn't get along with my mom, why I broke up with my boyfriend even though we'd been very good friends, etc.
I got my first copy my senior year of high school and gave the test to *everybody*! :-)
2006-08-21 23:29:56 · answer #10 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
High Calling by Evelyn Husband.
It is a book about the Christian faith of Space Shuttle Columbia commander Rick Husband.
2006-08-21 23:29:21 · answer #11 · answered by Oklahoman 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋